There are plenty of correct-shifting, neutral-pausing Americans who will face the prospect of replacing a tranny before its time. If memory serves me correctly, that '88 SPG has the later beefed-up pinion bearing. There are many of us correct-shifting, neutral-pausing earlier Turbo owners hoping our transmissons will handle the 135 horsepower the car came with, never mind hopping it up.

The SAAB hydraulic clutch system is relatively slow-acting which adds to the problem. One needs to shift in a slow, deliberate manner, use all kinds of weird potions for lubricant, and be one with God to get a reasonable service life.

Think the Bimmer contingent and the Rice Rocket crowd worry so much about their transmissions? They only change the lube as often as they change the clutch, yet their transmissions last as long as the rest of the car, which can be considerable.

SAAB transmissions had these same concerns for almost 30 years. We Americans can't all be that inept. Were that even true, why are all the BB posters from other countries worrying as much as we are about THEIR transmissions? I guess there are really only a handful of people in the whole world capable of driving their SAABs correctly. I guess the other 99.999 percent of us are not worthy and should give up our cars immediately.

My 2 lira.

JD

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• SAAB Transmissions: In their defence..., MattVW, Tue, 29 Oct 2002 00:24:48
  • They still suck dude, ryan , Wed, 30 Oct 2002 15:35:39
  • I take a full sec. to engage 2nd, nice & easy., a pain but wth, Wed, 30 Oct 2002 02:41:03
  • Proper shifting? Hah. (Request for info), White Vampire, Tue, 29 Oct 2002 22:57:16
  • What I hear him saying,,,, KeithR, Tue, 29 Oct 2002 22:53:03
  • Re: SAAB Transmissions: In their defence..., Bill N, Tue, 29 Oct 2002 21:16:13
    • Swedish Dynamics has a pinion upgrade kit., KB88900T, Sat, 2 Nov 2002 18:48:13
  • Re: SAAB Transmissions: In their defence..., Tony Derenthal, Tue, 29 Oct 2002 16:44:16
  • Re: SAAB Transmissions: In their defence..., Nathan Pflaum , Tue, 29 Oct 2002 15:42:19
  • Hey MattVW, did Bill happen to mention..., Greg Netzner, Tue, 29 Oct 2002 14:35:05
  • It's the nature of the beast..., Royce Fitzgerald, Tue, 29 Oct 2002 11:23:03
  • Ya, but my sister jams the gears in her BMW,, Terraplanem, Tue, 29 Oct 2002 10:49:40
    • Re: Ya, but my sister jams the gears in her BMW,, White Vampire, Tue, 29 Oct 2002 22:43:52
      • I believe HP numbers are in the owner's manual. Someone, Terraplanem, Wed, 30 Oct 2002 10:40:36
        • Re: I believe HP numbers are in the owner's manual. Som, White Vampire, Wed, 30 Oct 2002 17:13:23
  • Opinions are like, well you know. And that's his. But, Texron, Tue, 29 Oct 2002 10:38:02
  • Re: SAAB Transmissions: In their defence..., kooch, Tue, 29 Oct 2002 10:11:03
  • Hey MattVW, BuHuSPG, Tue, 29 Oct 2002 08:49:46
  • Re: SAAB Transmissions: In their defence..., Uwe K., Tue, 29 Oct 2002 05:32:51
    • Re: SAAB Transmissions: In their defence..., Tony Derenthal, Tue, 29 Oct 2002 16:37:22
    • Excellent argument, JohnB, Tue, 29 Oct 2002 08:36:24
      • That's interesting. I have a friend who works ..., RS , Tue, 29 Oct 2002 10:06:44
        • Swedes are under no pressure to produce anything, LOL, Anders, Tue, 29 Oct 2002 13:04:29
          • Thank God there are people who don't, RS , Tue, 29 Oct 2002 15:03:30
            • They have a much healthier emphasis on actually living., Terraplanem, Tue, 29 Oct 2002 16:11:01
              • A recent study show that Swede's are among the >>>>>>>, Anders, Tue, 29 Oct 2002 16:21:29
                • Y'all need some sunshine ... and smog :-) n/m, RS , Tue, 29 Oct 2002 16:35:24
                  • I should say -They need some sunshine ... and smog :-), RS , Tue, 29 Oct 2002 16:37:14
  • Re: SAAB Transmissions: In their defence..., Simon S, Tue, 29 Oct 2002 01:57:23
    • There is no defense, Jd from LA, Tue, 29 Oct 2002 02:37:00 <-- Viewing This Message
      • Re: There is no defense, RS , Tue, 29 Oct 2002 08:25:31
      • Yeah, give up your 94 900TC manual immediately...., JohnB, Tue, 29 Oct 2002 04:37:17
  • hey, that's me!, tyler, Tue, 29 Oct 2002 00:39:55

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